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Finance Manager

Work Experience

2003 - 2010 Interims Management /Consulting projects (Details see below)

1998 - 2002 Credit Suisse Group, Zurich
Head Consolidated Accounts, Director
• Monthly management reporting to BoD and GxB
• Quarterly financial statements for publication and SFBC (Swiss GAAP)
• Quarterly financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
• Responsible for three direct reports
• Projects regarding accounting standards and reporting process optimisation
• Data base management and system administration

1997 - 1998 Credit Suisse First Boston, Zurich
Consolidation and IT-systems and user support, Vice President
• Maintenance and improvement of the consolidation system
• Special tasks (shareholders’ equity and intercompany reconciliation)
• Development of internal reporting system
• Responsible for one direct report
• Various project tasks for data harmonisation, SFBC-Reporting, US GAAP

1991 - 1996 KPMG Fides Peat, Zürich
Consulting services for clients concerning group accounting/reporting and management information systems, project lead, Authorized Officer
• Designing group accounting manuals
• Preparation of financial statements for clients
• Introduction of computerized consolidation systems
• Training of employees (accounting/software)
• Audit of consolidated annual accounts in accordance with IFRS

1988 - 1991 KPMG Fides Peat, St. Gallen
Assistant in the audit department, Authorized Representative
• Lead audits of small and medium companies/organisations
• Audit of consolidated financial statements
• Pension fund auditing
• Special tasks

Experiences in Interim Management:
Production Group, Compression and Automation Technology, Switzerland
• Preparation of monthly financial statements in accordance with IFRS
• Managing sub ledgers (accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets)
• Intercompany invoicing and reconciliation
• Tax and VAT declarations
• Enhancement and documentation of accounting processes
• Settlement of foreign exchange derivatives

Production and Sales Group, Casual Wear, Switzerland/France
• Preparation of monthly financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
• Transfer of accounting functions from branch to shared service centre
• Enhancement and documentation of accounting processes

Internet Marketing Group, Switzerland
• Preparation of annual report in accordance with IFRS
• Liaison with Group auditors

Credit Suisse, Guernsey UK
• Enhancement of US GAAP accounting processes under SOX legislation
• Process development for the issuance of structured products
• Monthly statutory and regulatory reporting to headquarter
• Responsible for six direct reports
• Merger of two branches, software implementation

Credit Suisse, Zurich
Divisional controlling Trading & Sales and Treasury/ALM
• Drove the budgeting/financial planning process

Education

1982 - 1988 University St. Gallen, master level, faculty of Audit, lic. oec. HSG

1985 - 1987 Assistant in the audit department of ATAG Ernst & Young in Zurich

1974 - 1981 Classical secondary school Lucerne, A-levels Type B

Skills

National and international accounting standards: FER,IFRS,US GAAP
Consolidation

Very good knowledge in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Excellent knowledge of consolidation and MIS-Software Cognos/Frango and HFM

Good knowledge in SAP R/3, Abacus, Navision and Globus

Languages

German Native speaker
English Good communication and writing skills
French Good communication and writing skills
Spain Good (Diploma Nivel C2)
Italian Basic

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